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RolexDay‑Date 40228235
Rolex Day-Date 40
RolexExplorer 40224270
Rolex Explorer 40

General

Collection (differs)
Day-Date
Explorer
Land-Dweller
Status
In production
In production
In production
Introduced (differs)
2015
2023
2025
Retail price (differs)
€53,100
€8,200
€53,000

Case

Shape
Round
Round
Round
Diameter
40 mm
40 mm
40 mm
Thickness
12 mm
Not known
Not known
Lug width (differs)
21 mm
21 mm
25 mm
Material (differs)
Everose gold
Oystersteel
Everose gold
Bezel (differs)
Fluted
Smooth
Fluted
Caseback
Screw-down
Screw-down
Screw-down
Crystal
Sapphire
Sapphire
Sapphire
Cyclops (differs)
Yes
No
Yes
Crown
Screw-down
Screw-down
Screw-down
Water resistance
100 m
100 m
100 m

Movement

Type
Automatic
Automatic
Automatic
Origin
In-house
In-house
In-house
Power reserve (differs)
70 h
70 h
67 h
Frequency (differs)
28,800 vph (4 Hz)
28,800 vph (4 Hz)
36,000 vph (5 Hz)
Jewels (differs)
32
31
39
Certification
Superlative Chronometer
Superlative Chronometer
Superlative Chronometer
Functions (differs)
  • Centre hour, minute and seconds hands
  • Instantaneous day and date in apertures, secure rapid-setting
  • Stop-seconds for exact time setting
  • Centre hour, minute and seconds hands
  • Stop-seconds for precise time setting
  • Centre hour, minute and seconds hands
  • Instantaneous date with rapid setting
  • Stop-seconds for precise time setting
Complications (differs)
  • Central seconds
  • Date
  • Day
  • Day-date
  • Hacking (stop) seconds
  • Central seconds
  • Hacking (stop) seconds
  • Central seconds
  • Date
  • Hacking (stop) seconds

Dial

Colour (differs)
Pink, set with diamonds
Black
White
Material
Brass
Brass
Brass
Pattern
Sunburst
Not known
Not known
Indices (differs)
Baton
Mixed
Mixed
Hands
Baton
Baton
Baton
Lume
Chromalight
Chromalight
Chromalight

Bracelet

Type
Metal bracelet
Metal bracelet
Metal bracelet
Name (differs)
President
Oyster
Flat Jubilee
Material (differs)
Everose gold
Oystersteel
Everose gold
Clasp
Folding clasp
Folding clasp
Folding clasp